DreamShell 4.0 Beta Is Out

[-Pi-]

I don't. I'm just going off of what SWAT has posted in different forums.

The 1ST_READ.BIN is loaded into memory as well as any "modules" (I'm guessing plugins..?), and as experience tells me the more the app does the larger the main binary (1ST_READ.BIN).

It'd be awesome if it got GD-ROM support, but I've read it's not possible because of BIOS issues which are not resolvable even with hard-modding.

I would almost rather see a dedicated SD ISO loader, without all the extra stuff included in the shell.

[SWAT]

This only supports the loading of ISO (9660) images, no GD-Rom.

Besides once it loads up the shell, it's taking up precious RAM, and I wouldn't think it'd be good for running commercial games on top of that.

What do you mean by GD-ROM?
In the ISO image you can put any number and all sorts of files. I use this format only because he is simple in structure.

At the time of launch the image used in DC ~30 kb of memory, which does not affect the commercial games, because they were in the reserve area.

[TuxTheWise]

What do you mean by GD-ROM?

I think he means GDI support.

ISO can be as big as a GD, so it would get rid of downsampling. The only reason GDI support would be useful is for some protected games, but in 99% of the cases ISO support is enough. I think, I haven't tested it yet, I can't wait to make a SD mod and test it myself.

[Barrys_Bapz]

We need better quality videos on this beta, Very cool for DC scene!

[alex]

DreamShell 4.0 Beta 4

Another update DreamShell 4.0 to Beta 4.
Much of what was meant to realize no time, I decided to post as it is, otherwise it can go on forever =)
Yet there's good news. So more about the major changes:

— Reworked video rendering. Now he runs a separate process that allows not freeze all of the DS for work, or what the command, and the performance of this has contributed positively.
— Added support for external commands. Teams represent themselves separately compiled programs (ELF format), or lua scripts. Are they in the directory cmds.
— Updated library fatfs (to work with SD card) to the latest version, as well as improve its performance in the DS.
— Module sdiso now is not the module, now it is designed as external command. It also has been updated library fatfs and added support for long filenames.
— New command:
— bios — This command allows you to flash a BIOS (if you have a bios mod)
— gdrip — Team to rip GD-ROM to the SD card.
— hack — This command for hack LBA in a binary file. Maybe hack the binary directly in the ISO image.
— ffdev — Command to work with the SD card.
— dreameye — The command to save and delete photos from your camera dreameye.
— luac — Compiler lua scripts to bytecode.
— and other…
Just been handed down some internal commands to external, to facilitate a little core of DS.
— A little refined file manager. There were tooltips in the toolbar, as well as in the header shows the current path.
Also it has built-in support firmware bios (when you click on the file extension .bios) and rip GD-ROM.
— Added an application to install DreamShell in bios (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!
— Added a new app Region Changer 1.8.
— Added initial support network.
— Added module lwip, which is an alternative to built-in support network.
— Zip and bzip2 libraries were made in separate modules, to ease the DS core.
— Added a virtual keyboard, which works as a console and a GUI.
— Now L/R Shift of the joystick, you can call the console and the virtual keyboard.
— Speed up loading the DS core.
— Added the events mouseover and mouseout to GUI buttons.
— New features in the API.
— Lots of bugs fixes and optimizations.
— A little refined boot DS with an SD card.









Video:

part 1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2hI5kPdRg[/youtube]

Part 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcMxhp2_vCo[/youtube]

[Anthony817]

Added an application to install DreamShell in bios (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!

Oh my god! Wow! You have outdone yourself Alex! This is amazing news!

I just watched your videos and it is true! Does this mean you can remove the GDrom alltogether if DreamShell is integrated into your bios?

[SWAT]

See comment - http://www.dc-swat.ru/blog/dreamshell/20.html

[Bob Dobbs]

I will download this weekend and give a report. I hope it can transfer PSO files from one VMU to another. Does it have any network ability (via BBA or dial-up)?

[SWAT]

BBA/Lan supported, but no services for this feature yet.

[Bob Dobbs]

Thanks for that update.